Bagel23 For Southern Chamber of Delegates, For The Second Time.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Greetings fellow Atlasians. I am Bagel23, and I am running to be the next member of the southern chamber of delegates! I am running on moderate, practical, and common sense platform and appeal. I am open to bipartisanship, and so much so that I think my winning coalition will consist of moderates on both sides of the aisle. I am a democrat in RL, but when I saw how left the “equivalent” party was in Atlas, I did not hesitate to cross the aisle, and join the moderate and common sense party that has produced great leaders such as DFW Liberty Lover. Here is a rundown of what I will try to implement in all my actions as a member of the southern chamber of delegates:
 
Immigration:
 
Extreme vetting, but no quotas, and welcome new immigrants. No wall, we need a comprehensive and digital security program, that ensures that good hombres get to come and stay, while the bad ones get the boot. We need hybrids of sanctuary cities like Boston. Do not go out of the way to chase illegal immigrants, but do not be hesitate to research and act appropriately on resident status should a felony be in question.
 
Abortion:
 
Big no-no, unless the life of the mother is in danger, or in certain extreme scenarios that will be judged on a case to case basis. Life starts at conception. No ifs or buts about it. I will fight to protect our unborn citizens.
 
LGBT Community:
 
Very simple policy here. They do not both me, so I will not bother them, let’s leave them alone already. We have better things to do with our time and taxpayer dollars than harass a bunch of homosexual individuals.
 
Foreign Policy:
 
Only one step up from isolationist. Pretty much same policy as the LGBT one.
 
Healthcare:
 
Open markets, protect pre existing conditions, health care is a right.
 
Drugs:
 
Legalize marijuana, and pretend like the others do not even exist. Again, better things to spend our money and time on than this.
 
Guns:
We need to make all private ownership of guns illegal. Period. I will fight for this, probably with little success, but in the meantime, I will fight for the most stringent regulations possible, and attempt to choke the industry with red tape.
 
Economy:
 
I want to institute a federal minimum wage of $8.53.5 an hour. We have to raise the minimum wage a little bit, but we also have to be sensitive to the needs of employers and what they can handle without suffering as well. Right to work is also how we should be operating, I am a big believer in individual choice within reason, and this issue falls into that range. We also need to let the free market run its course with business interactions and sales unless it is to the serious detriment of the consumers. We also need to have a pro-trade agenda, and drastically slash tariffs. Taxes must stay the same for the middle class, lower for the poor, and raised slightly for the wealthy, while maintaining current tax rates on corporations. We also should be encouraging outsourcing to drastically lower the cost of common goods for our citizens, while encouraging and funding smart technology and service industry jobs with exportable products to other countries.
 
Education:
 
Let’s try to fix our schools before throwing even more money at them. Let’s look at the schools that are performing well, and try to copy them. No school vouchers, that is the way of the cowards. We need to clean out teachers unions, and actually hold our teachers to higher expectations while boosting incentives for the pathway to becoming a teacher. Need a standardized form of education for the entire nation that holds everyone accountable. No free college that is sponsored by the state. Education after high school is a privilege not a right. Anything high school and under is covered. But student friendly loans that are non-profit, and have flexible payments options and schedules.
 
Environment:
 
Climate change is real. We need to regulate our state to help stave off global warming. But at the same time, we have to be reasonable here, and in the process, not kill tons of jobs.
 
Technology:
 
No mandatory vaccinations, but make life impossible without them: ie. no access to schools, work, public, etc. as a result. Defund space travel. We have better things to do than fund giant soda bottles full of fuel launching into bleak nothingness. I am a big fan of nuclear power, it gets a bad rap, we need to be promoting it in every way we can.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask, thank you! And I hope I have your vote this july!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I have decided to quit my campaign and endorse You. We need more moderates in atlasia!

A ginormous thank you to you James for your endorsement! I'm also a big JFK fan, and I like Kasich too.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Many thanks to our great president for his endorsement!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I'd consider voting for you but you are too extreme on the right to bear arms that is in our constitution.

Fwiw my stance would likely never be accomplished, and in reality, I will just be looking to hinder the gun industry.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I'd consider voting for you but you are too extreme on the right to bear arms that is in our constitution.

Fwiw my stance would likely never be accomplished, and in reality, I will just be looking to hinder the gun industry.

y tho

It will not be accomplished, since even most liberals are for guns to be legal, albeit with heavy restrictions. As for why I support this, it is because this is one of those issues for me where I have adopted a very liberal view of it. I don't like guns, I don't like violence, and I like what I see in Australia regarding this. Murder rates are now roughly the same, but the culture and ownership of guns is going down. As for hunting (which is mostly for pleasure and not as much necessity these days), do it the same way our ancestors did it for hundreds of thousands of years before us.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

sry Bagel23 Due to some encouragement from people  I will be running for the chamber again. You and me in the southern chamber(2 moderates working  together) would be a great team. Endorsement for endorsement?

Sure, I will endorse you. but what party are you a part of? In order to win here just like in RL, it is almost a prequisite to belong to either the labour or federalist party.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

independent who caucuses with labor(socially federalist) You could say I am a Blue Dog Democrat

Cool, Blue Dog Buddies 👍🏽.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

endorsed!

Thank you!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I would like to take this time and opportunity to double down on my previous statement made last evening regarding the term in which I referred to the SOFE of Atlasia. I stand by the statement I made, and I do not regret it. My stance on social issues is an overall centrist approach. Some left, some right, and some moderate, but when they are all added up and then averaged, they come to a centrist location. On this particular social issue, I do maintain a more right wing approach/stance/view/whatchamacallit. While I prefer the government to ensure equality, and then to stay out of it to save time and money, I still have my own opinions on the matter, and hence my actions may reflect that. I refer to people by their biological "sex" assigned to them at birth. With all due respect to all those on the other side of the matter, I don't buy the whole call by "gender", preference, etc. thing. Neither do I buy that humans can change their biological "sex" assigned to them at birth, I think that is a load of phony information. The only exception I make is for those who are a part of the intersex community, as I think they deserve the dignity of being referred to as either a "him" or "her", regardless of biology. Because "it", would be completely demeaning and insulting, and that just will not fly.

Now that this has been settled, I look forward to getting back to the issues, supporting my fellow federalists, hopefully winning a seat in the Southern Chamber of Delegates, and answering questions regarding my stance on the issues.

Thank you to all, and I hope I have your vote in July!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

eh bagel is our best delegate candidate

Thank you sir!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

So I have encountered a new issue that is now very important to me ever since a few hours ago. And that is the severe lack of fences/barriers along treacherous paths in national parks. This, after I slipped on a pile of snow, and nearly fell off a mini-cliff while hiking in the rockies trying to get to emerald lake. Death by falling is the third most common method of dying in american national parks, with 169 fatalities between 2007 and 2013. I find this unacceptable, and something must be done about it. I will add to my platform to create funding for the building of four foot tall chicken wire and chain link fences across all paths in national parks in our country. We have around 18,000 miles to cover. The materials alone should cost around $400 million, but I think if we buy it all in bulk, we can get the price drastically reduced. The labour is also an expensive part, so this project should cost a little short of a billion dollars. So here is how I propose funding it. Cut spending from inside the department that is more towards the frivolous side, and redirect it towards the project. Ie. money spent on useless regulations and permits (not all are useless, just some), new land acquisition, and overadvertizing. Take some money from programs receiving cuts, and redirect them, such as cuts already taking place in national conservation, wildlife refuges, fire prevention and restoration emergency funds, rural water programs, and construction of infrastructure. And finally, who knows how successful this third money-making venture could be, but there is nothing to lose if it aint successful, but anyways, allow and encourage private corporations to rent out spaces for advertisement on interior department infrastructure and equipment, such as ads on the fence, trucks, buildings, busses, etc. I think this should be enough to foot the bill for the fence, but if not, the absolute last resort is slightly increased prices for access and amenities to national parks, supplement by a teensy tiny tax hike. But, this is the last line of defence, and I doubt we would reach it, and even if we did, it would only be temporarily until the money for the project is recouped.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

the chamber of delegates does not have authority to engage in new infrastructure projects inside the national parks

Ok, but surely I can write a bill and submit it to the national congress. Also, we can do mini projects like these with state parks.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I'm running again for the southern chamber in January of 2018! Pretty much the same platform, except this time I am going to be less of a fire-player/more tame, and several other ideas such as a regional opiod and greek life tax. In order to reduce deficits and level the playing field, we need to shift tax burdens, shift funding, and simply reduce our spending overall. It's time our middle class catches a break, but in order to do that, we have to factor in real change. Thank you, and hopefully more ideas to come! Please ask away!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I'm running again for the southern chamber in January of 2018! Pretty much the same platform, except this time I am going to be less of a fire-player/more tame, and several other ideas such as a regional opiod and greek life tax. In order to reduce deficits and level the playing field, we need to shift tax burdens, shift funding, and simply reduce our spending overall. It's time our middle class catches a break, but in order to do that, we have to factor in real change. Thank you, and hopefully more ideas to come! Please ask away!

Endorsed

Thank you!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Not in the South, but endorsed!

Thank you!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I would like to take this time and opportunity to double down on my previous statement made last evening regarding the term in which I referred to the SOFE of Atlasia. I stand by the statement I made, and I do not regret it. My stance on social issues is an overall centrist approach. Some left, some right, and some moderate, but when they are all added up and then averaged, they come to a centrist location. On this particular social issue, I do maintain a more right wing approach/stance/view/whatchamacallit. While I prefer the government to ensure equality, and then to stay out of it to save time and money, I still have my own opinions on the matter, and hence my actions may reflect that. I refer to people by their biological "sex" assigned to them at birth. With all due respect to all those on the other side of the matter, I don't buy the whole call by "gender", preference, etc. thing. Neither do I buy that humans can change their biological "sex" assigned to them at birth, I think that is a load of phony information. The only exception I make is for those who are a part of the intersex community, as I think they deserve the dignity of being referred to as either a "him" or "her", regardless of biology. Because "it", would be completely demeaning and insulting, and that just will not fly.

Now that this has been settled, I look forward to getting back to the issues, supporting my fellow federalists, hopefully winning a seat in the Southern Chamber of Delegates, and answering questions regarding my stance on the issues.

Thank you to all, and I hope I have your vote in July!

Is this still your position on transgender issues? If so, how can the people of the South trust you to advocate for them when you deny the validity of their experiences on whim?

I have reached a deal to refer to transgenders by their name or by "they" so this issue could be reduced.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

several other ideas such as a regional opiod and greek life tax.

What does this mean?

Southern taxes on opiod production per milligram and southern taxes on fraternities and sororities . Looking to shift tax burdens to help the middle class.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

regardless of whether you agree with Bagel or not, I know he will be a fighter for the southern region in the chamber. He has also proven to me he is open minded an approachable. For these reasons, I endorse him.

Thank you!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

several other ideas such as a regional opiod and greek life tax.

What does this mean?

Southern taxes on opiod production per milligram and southern taxes on fraternities and sororities . Looking to shift tax burdens to help the middle class.

As much as I hate frats, I do not believe a targeted tax on such associations would be constitutional.

They are definitely not educational lol.